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package org.apache.nifi.cluster.protocol;

/**
 * The context for communicating using the internal cluster protocol.
 *
 * @param <T> The type of protocol message.
 *
 */
public interface ProtocolContext<T> {

    /**
     * Creates a marshaller for serializing protocol messages.
     *
     * @return a marshaller
     */
    ProtocolMessageMarshaller<T> createMarshaller();

    /**
     * Creates an unmarshaller for deserializing protocol messages.
     *
     * @return a unmarshaller
     */
    ProtocolMessageUnmarshaller<T> createUnmarshaller();
}
